Stewards and Custodians: Tomorrow’s Crisis for the Russian Nuclear Weapons Complex?

For years to come, the Russian nuclear weapons production complex will remain responsible for missions that are central to international security and nonproliferation, including: • dismantlement of retired nuclear weapons; • support to Russia’s operational nuclear warhead stockpile to assure its safety, security, and reliability; • safe and secure storage, management, and disposition of hundreds of tons of fissile materials; and • support to Russian and international arms control and nonproliferation efforts.